rendrasvsrendreWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rendras” and “rendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,686
“rendras” frequency rank
#514
“rendre” frequency rank
36200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rendras rendre
Definition Deuxième personne du singulier du futur du verbe rendre. Remettre une chose entre les mains de celui à qui elle appartient, de quelque manière qu’on l’ait eue.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rendras and rendre apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
rendras
6 ch
rendre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. rendras (\ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\) and rendre (\ʁɑ̃dʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rendras is recorded at frequency rank #35,686, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\. rendre is at rank #514, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃dʁ\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 36200, this pair ranks #271,303 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rendras vs rendre

Shared letters: denr. Private to "rendras": as. Private to "rendre": -.

"rendras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "rendre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rendraserndras · rednras · rendars · renddras · rendrass · rendrras · rendrsa · renndras
  • rendreerndre · rednre · renddre · render · rendrre · renndre · renrde · rnedre

Frequency comparison

rendras#35,686
rendre#514

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rendras" and "rendre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\ versus \ʁɑ̃dʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rendras" or "rendre"?
"rendre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #514 in our French list, against #35,686 for "rendras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering rendras vs rendre

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rendras” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list